diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/unpack_strategy/directory.rb b/Library/Homebrew/unpack_strategy/directory.rb
index 5aa39e91374fe..e3bcdc122d75d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/unpack_strategy/directory.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/unpack_strategy/directory.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def self.can_extract?(path)
 
     def extract_to_dir(unpack_dir, basename:, verbose:)
       path.children.each do |child|
-        FileUtils.copy_entry child, unpack_dir/child.basename, true, false
+        system_command! "cp",
+                        args: ["-pR", child.directory? ? "#{child}/." : child, unpack_dir/child.basename],
+                        verbose: verbose
       end
     end
   end